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D.C. Circuit· 3/11/1986

Abourezk v. Reagan

Citations

  • 251 U.S. App. D.C. 355
  • 785 F.2d 1043

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • concluding that the INA \does not commit to unguided agency discretion the decision to exclude an alien\
  • finding that organizations that had invited foreign nationals to \attend meetings or address audiences\ in the United States were within the zone of interests of the INA
  • noting that the President’s authority in the immigration context derives from “the statutory authority conferred by Congress”
  • finding that the INA “does not commit to unguided agency discretion the decision to exclude an alien”
  • finding that U.S. citizens and residents had standing to challenge the denial of visas to foreigners whom they had invited to “attend meetings or address audiences” in the United States
  • finding that U.S. citizens and residents had standing to challenge the denial of visas to foreigners whom they had invited to “attend meetings or address audiences” in the United States

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Judges: Bork, Edwards, Ginsburg

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